Judging by the cheers, hollers, and whoops that echoed at lunch today through Palo Alto High School’s Big Gym, this year's Spirit Week is going...
![The green costumes worn by Palo Alto High School students blend into the Quad during the first "best-dressed" competition of Spirit Week. According to senior Heiren Noone, her favorite part of Spirit Week is the class competition. "[The best part of Spirit Week is] dressing up and beating the other grades," Noone said.](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_7561-1200x800.jpg)
Green paint, neon glitter, and fluffy tutus abounded across Palo Alto High School today for the first day of Spirit Week. The annual school tradition...
With Palo Alto High School's Spirit Week quickly approaching, Paly Associated Student Body hosted the Spirit Swap during lunch on Thursday to...
Spanning two football games and a night rally, and accommodating a three-day weekend in-between, Palo Alto High School's Spirit Week 2024 begins...
From the lively verses of "Matona Mia Cara" to the soothing lull of "Hush, Somebody's Calling My Name," voices of student vocalists on Sunday...
![In the fourth period AP Calculus BC class at Palo Alto High School, senior Crystal Li places her phone in the “phone jail.” Starting July 2026, this may become a normal procedure across schools in California thanks to Governor Gavin Newsom signing the Phone-Free School Act into law last week. According to Li, there are often unnecessary complications that come with enforcing phone restrictions. "It becomes a hassle putting it [a phone] in [the phone jail] before class, and taking it out after class," Li said. "There have been multiple times where kids from other periods interrupt the teacher to come back in and pick up a phone they left."](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_7386-3-1200x900.jpg)
Editors’ Note: The headline for this story has been updated to avoid misleading interpretations of the PAUSD district phone policy plans. California...
From as far south as Santa Barbara and as far north as Chico City, 700 student journalists, teacher advisers and guests are expected to attend...
We are the ambassadors of the future. We did something for the next generation that we can be proud of. That really is the mark of America —...
![In the fourth period AP Calculus BC class at Palo Alto High School, senior Crystal Li places her phone in the “phone jail.” Starting July 2026, this may become a normal procedure across schools in California thanks to Governor Gavin Newsom signing the Phone-Free School Act into law last week. According to Li, there are often unnecessary complications that come with enforcing phone restrictions. "It becomes a hassle putting it [a phone] in [the phone jail] before class, and taking it out after class," Li said. "There have been multiple times where kids from other periods interrupt the teacher to come back in and pick up a phone they left."](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_7386-3-300x225.jpg)
The Israel-Gaza conflict began on Oct. 7, 2023. The Paly Voice asked students for their opinions on the conflict one year later. "There's...
Palo Alto High School's Associated Student Body hosted an Asian American youth mental health panel discussion on Tuesday night at the Performing...
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The rich aroma of Sichuan spice and savory chicken broth fills the air at Tang Bar, where vibrant displays of fresh vegetables, thinly sliced...
The delicate allure of Asian flavors that intertwine with the comforting familiarity of European cuisine at Mochiko Mochi Pizza is like no other,...
With the recent addition of "Strands" on March 4, the New York Times now hosts 10 games on its website with new rounds of each game available...
Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Long ago these four nations lived in harmony — but everything changed when Netflix’s latest live-action remake of...
![Junior Mars Bau, senior Emily Wang, junior Ariel Hong, senior April Wu, sophomore Shuya Lam, senior Franklin Wang, and junior Vincent Chen pose in traditional Chinese attire on Lunar New Year on Feb. 1. These seven were among Paly students who celebrated the new year on campus, highlighting the lively spirit as well as cultural significance of Lunar New Year. For Junior Ariel Hong, “this [dressing up] is one way to express and celebrate that [Lunar New Year], what with all the tension between countries going on right now, especially on the Lunar New Year, which is arguably the most important holiday in Chinese culture.” (Photo: Jonathan Chen).](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cny-4-900x532.jpg)
